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Monday, March 19 2001
Ibadat Aur Mohabbat
Hardev Sodhi ASHK

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ibaadat ruh ki jaaN hai, mohabbat dil ki sargam hai
khuda ki nigaahoN men na voh ziaada na yeh kam hai

mohaabat ban jaati hai jab ibaadat kisi dil ki
khuda rahtaa us dil men banke uska sanam hai

kaam lobh moh ahankaar, tsavvar hain jin jazboN ke
unka zindgi men hona nahiN aham koi kam hai

bnaaee rab ne hasiN duniyaN bahut piayaari hai usko
jannat bhi kahiN hogi fakat dil ka bharm hai

khuda ko kaya koi kaise pahunchaa dehleez pe uski
fir kyon jhagaRte ho kon kiska dharam hai

lagaali kaaNToN ki baaReN zamin takseem kar Daali
pashemaaN Isaa aur Moosaa gamzadaa Nanak hai Brham hai

"Ashk" mashkoor na kuchh chaahe sivaae teri rahmat ke
diyaa toone jo bin maaNge voh kaya koi kam hai

Glossary:

ibaadat-pooja, tsavvar- roop, aham-zroori, fakat-keval,
baaRen-taareN, pashemaaN- sharmsaar, mashkoor- kritigya

From my book : Safar ki Pugdundiyaan

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